Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Large discrepancy in test results

Also, call the GATE office (not your school) and request the raw scores in writing (I faxed my request and got the results less than a week later). Even if it doesn't tell you that much, I keep all testing for my kids because you don't know whether or not it may be helpful later. Also if you can, voice your concern to the relevant person at the GATE office and ask them if they would be willing to look at the scores one more time based on his previous scores and if your teacher will back you on that even better. And be very very nice to everyone you speak to in the GATE office, it helps. When I posted about this before on these boards, I was told that someone had actually received another child's test results. Mistakes happen, if you think something is off, be very nice but confused about how there can be such a great discrepancy and call the GATE office and ask them what they think. Again, if you speak to the teacher and she is also surprised by the score, tell the GATE office that as well.

*Edited to add that I just read that you requested his scores- I did that initially but only got his percentile- make sure to request RAW scores. They will not send them if you do not request them specifically.